MECHANICVILLE -- Police accused a city woman of leaving her children unattended and locked in a vehicle.

On Saturday, police said they were called about 3:30 p.m. to the Price Chopper Plaza where they found three children ages 1 -7 locked in a parked vehicle with the ignition off and windows up.

Police said their mother, Ashley Degrasse, 24, was shopping. She was charged Thursday with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Degrasse was arraigned in Mechanicville City Court and released to appear at a later date.